Nose tackle DeAngelo Brown said coach Donald Chumley called heads and came up a winner for the second week in a row.

The home game is a huge advantage for the Raiders (13-0), ranked No. 1 among Class A teams in Georgia. They would have faced a nine-hour round trip to Bogart, near Athens, had they lost the coin flip to Prince Avenue Christian.

Last season, the Raiders went on the road for four games, traveling nearly 1,600 miles and spending almost 20 hours on bus rides to earn their second consecutive trip to the Georgia Dome for the finals.

This year, the players will be rested and ready for their fourth consecutive home game, the last two of which were decided by coin tosses.

“It’s going to be great to be able to play this last playoff game at home in front of all our fans in Savannah,” said Brown, a senior. “We’ll have a lot of support and we’re looking forward to the game.”

Vikings’ Peterson

out vs. Falcons

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been ruled out of today’s game against Atlanta because of a sprained left ankle.

The Vikings announced Saturday that Peterson had been downgraded on the injury report from doubtful to out and would not travel with the team to Atlanta to play the Falcons. This will be only the fourth game in Peterson’s five-year NFL career that he will miss.

Toby Gerhart will be the featured runner in Peterson’s place.

Old Dominion

next for GSU

NORFOLK, Va. — Taylor Heinicke threw five touchdown passes to lead Old Dominion to a 35-18 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

The Monarchs (10-2), who tied for second in the Colonial Athletic Association, will play at third-seeded Georgia Southern next Saturday at 1 p.m. in Statesboro.